Journal Information

Aims & Scope

We are interested in the best research from across the entire spectrum of neuroscience, with our broad scope ensuring that the work we publish reaches the widest possible audience. This page gives more detail about the aims and scope of the journal.

Nature Reviews Neuroscience is part of the Nature Reviews portfolio of journals. To learn more about Nature Reviews, check out this animation and the Nature Reviews page. You can also find a summary of the editorial input and checks here.

About the Editors

Nature Review Neuroscience has no external editorial board. All editorial decisions are made by a team of full-time professional editors, who are PhD-level scientists.

Journal Credits

Information on other journal staff.

Journal Metrics

Journal metrics for Nature Review Neuroscience.

Conferences

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Contact

General editorial inquiries and correspondence should be addressed to the Editor, at nrn@nature.com.

Inquiries about the status of a manuscript should be addressed to the Editorial Assistant, at nrn@nature.com.

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Journal Abbreviation

The correct abbreviation for abstracting and indexing purposes is Nat. Rev. Neurosci.

ISSN and EISSN 

The international standard serial numbers (ISSN) for Nature Review Neuroscience are 1471-003X (print) and 1471-0048 (online).

Disclaimer

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Nature Reviews journals occasionally use internal Springer Nature-developed artificial intelligence tools to support the generation of accessory content, such as summary points. These are always edited and fact-checked by the author and/or editor to meet Nature Reviews publication standards. Any substantive use of artificial intelligence beyond accessory content will be declared on an individual article basis.

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